The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Volume 3J. C. Nimmo, 1887 - Great Britain |
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... objects of interior arrangement , of a very pernicious nature . None of these designs could be compassed without the aid of the Company's arms ; nor could those arms be em- ployed consistently with an obedience to the Com- pany's orders ...
... objects of interior arrangement , of a very pernicious nature . None of these designs could be compassed without the aid of the Company's arms ; nor could those arms be em- ployed consistently with an obedience to the Com- pany's orders ...
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... object of his ambition , his honor was concerned in execut- ing with integrity the trust which had been legally committed to his charge : that others , not having been so fortunate , could not be so disinterested ; and therefore their ...
... object of his ambition , his honor was concerned in execut- ing with integrity the trust which had been legally committed to his charge : that others , not having been so fortunate , could not be so disinterested ; and therefore their ...
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... object of the law ? This cannot be supposed even of an act of Parliament conceived by the ministers themselves , and brought forth during the delirium of the last session . My honorable friend has told you in the speech which introduced ...
... object of the law ? This cannot be supposed even of an act of Parliament conceived by the ministers themselves , and brought forth during the delirium of the last session . My honorable friend has told you in the speech which introduced ...
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... objects , there would be nothing to complain of . But the reverse of that supposition is true . The scene of the Indian abuse is distant , indeed ; but we must not infer that the value of our interest in it is decreased in proportion as ...
... objects , there would be nothing to complain of . But the reverse of that supposition is true . The scene of the Indian abuse is distant , indeed ; but we must not infer that the value of our interest in it is decreased in proportion as ...
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... object , be well assured that everything about us will dwindle by degrees , until at length our con- cerns are shrunk to the dimensions of our minds . It is not a predilection to mean , sordid , home - bred cares that will avert the ...
... object , be well assured that everything about us will dwindle by degrees , until at length our con- cerns are shrunk to the dimensions of our minds . It is not a predilection to mean , sordid , home - bred cares that will avert the ...
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